diff --git a/.local/bin/etc/nvim/texclear b/.local/bin/etc/nvim/texclear
index 5c96990..022504f 100755
--- a/.local/bin/etc/nvim/texclear
+++ b/.local/bin/etc/nvim/texclear
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ case "$1" in
     *.tex)
         file=$(readlink -f "$1")
         dir=$(dirname "$file")
-        escaped_dir=$(echo $(dirname "$file") | sed 's/+/\\+/g')
         base="${file%.*}"
         base=${base#"$dir/"}
         if [ -f "$dir/indent.log" ]; then rm "$dir/indent.log"; fi